Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Applications for class 4 venue licence
66Secretary must investigate applicant for class 4 venue licence
The Secretary must undertake any investigations the Secretary considers necessary to determine—
- whether the applicant is eligible and suitable to be granted a class 4 venue licence; and
- whether the venue manager and venue operator are suitable persons in terms of section 68.
The Secretary may undertake whatever investigations the Secretary considers necessary to determine whether any other key person is a suitable person in terms of section 68.
In undertaking investigations, the Secretary may—
- require the applicant and any key person to provide further information relating to the application and to undergo an independent investigation into its financial position and credit history by a person nominated by the Secretary:
- require the Police, a government agency (except for the Inland Revenue Department), or a racing code to provide information about, or comment on, the applicant and any key person or other matters concerning the application:
- refer to the Police a copy of the application and any further information provided by the applicant and any key person.
If a racing code is required to provide information about a person, then it must provide any information that it holds that relates to—
- breaches, within the last 7 years, by the person of any rules of racing made under the Racing Industry Act 2020 or the previous racing Acts; or
- the conviction, within the last 7 years, of the person for an offence against the Racing Industry Act 2020 or the previous racing Acts.
A person required to provide information under this section must provide the information as promptly as is reasonable in the circumstances.
Subsection (3) does not limit subsection (1) or (2).
Notes
- Section 66(4)(a): amended, on , by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).
- Section 66(4)(a): amended, on , by section 37(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
- Section 66(4)(b): amended, on , by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).
- Section 66(4)(b): amended, on , by section 37(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
- Section 66(6): amended, on , by section 37(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).